best players in a month in nba history by points since 1990

Since 1989-90, James Harden has posted the most points in a month, with 610 points in January 2019.

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	NAME	PTS	MONTH	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	610	January 2019	14	38.8	43.6	8.7	7.6	2.1	1.2	12.8	29.7	43.0	5.6	16.6	33.5	12.4	13.7	90.6	60.9	1.6	7.1	5.5	543	122	106	29	17	77	46	+54
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	600	March 2026	16	37.1	37.5	8.0	7.4	2.3	0.7	12.8	25.9	49.2	5.0	12.8	39.2	7.0	8.8	79.4	62.9	0.4	7.6	3.7	594	128	118	37	11	59	38	+162
3	James Harden J. Harden	592	November 2019	15	36.9	39.5	6.4	7.6	1.9	0.5	11.2	24.2	46.3	5.5	14.1	38.9	11.6	13.9	83.7	65.1	0.9	5.5	5.1	553	96	114	28	8	77	43	+141
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	578	March 2006	17	42.2	34.0	4.9	4.3	1.8	0.4	12.2	28.4	42.9	1.7	6.1	28.2	7.9	8.8	90.6	52.7	0.6	4.3	3.8	717	84	73	31	7	64	45	+59
5	Kevin Durant K. Durant	575	January 2014	16	38.3	35.9	6.1	6.1	1.6	0.9	11.8	21.5	54.9	2.8	6.3	43.6	9.6	10.8	89.0	68.5	0.5	5.6	3.8	612	97	97	26	14	60	35	+129
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	569	February 2003	14	41.6	40.6	4.9	3.6	2.6	0.9	13.9	29.4	47.2	2.4	5.5	42.9	10.6	12.5	84.6	58.3	0.9	4.1	3.4	583	69	50	37	13	48	33	+122
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	564	January 2006	13	41.6	43.4	5.6	4.1	1.8	0.1	13.9	29.6	47.0	3.5	8.9	39.7	12.0	13.4	89.7	61.1	0.5	5.1	3.5	541	73	53	23	1	46	39	+50
8	Stephen Curry S. Curry	559	April 2021	15	35.2	37.3	6.1	4.6	0.8	0.3	11.8	22.8	51.8	6.4	13.7	46.6	7.3	8.0	90.8	70.8	0.4	5.7	4.2	529	91	69	12	4	63	31	+34
9	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	547	March 2003	15	39.5	36.5	5.7	6.3	2.0	0.7	12.3	25.1	48.8	3.2	7.5	42.5	8.7	11.1	78.9	60.8	1.7	4.1	3.3	592	86	95	30	11	49	29	+141
10	James Harden J. Harden	546	December 2018	15	36.9	36.4	5.9	7.9	1.8	0.5	10.2	22.9	44.6	5.2	12.6	41.3	10.8	12.4	87.1	64.3	0.8	5.1	5.3	554	89	118	27	7	79	51	+19
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	546	March 1990	15	39.7	36.4	8.1	5.9	3.8	0.7	13.5	24.5	55.2	1.3	3.4	37.3	8.1	9.3	87.1	63.6	2.2	5.9	2.1	595	121	89	57	11	32	44
12	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	545	December 2006	16	40.4	34.1	4.3	6.2	1.8	0.1	11.3	23.6	47.6	3.7	9.1	40.7	7.9	9.8	80.3	61.0	0.6	3.7	3.7	646	68	99	29	1	59	52	+143
13	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	544	November 2005	16	44.2	34.0	3.4	7.9	2.0	0.1	11.4	25.3	45.2	1.1	3.5	30.4	10.1	12.4	80.9	55.2	0.8	2.6	2.9	707	55	127	32	1	46	26	+7
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	540	March 2000	16	39.4	33.8	12.3	4.0	0.4	2.1	13.9	23.5	59.0	0.0	0.0		6.0	9.9	60.8	60.6	3.9	8.4	2.6	631	197	64	6	34	41	51	+161
15	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	536	January 2024	17	33.8	31.5	5.6	6.4	1.5	0.7	10.4	19.2	54.3	1.4	3.5	40.0	9.3	10.8	85.9	65.9	1.1	4.5	2.5	574	95	109	25	12	43	50	+79
16	James Harden J. Harden	534	March 2019	15	36.0	35.6	6.3	7.0	1.9	0.8	11.2	26.0	43.1	4.5	12.9	35.2	8.7	9.7	89.7	58.8	0.5	5.8	3.8	540	95	105	28	12	57	44	+127
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	531	January 2012	17	39.1	31.2	5.9	5.1	1.1	0.4	11.6	25.6	45.5	1.5	5.2	29.2	6.4	7.6	84.5	54.0	1.4	4.5	3.6	665	100	87	19	7	62	30	+37
18	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	526	December 2022	15	36.3	35.1	8.5	9.3	1.6	0.7	11.7	22.6	51.9	3.7	8.8	42.4	7.9	10.5	75.2	64.4	1.1	7.5	3.6	545	128	139	24	11	54	42	+80
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	525	March 2007	13	44.8	40.4	6.2	4.5	1.1	0.5	13.7	29.8	45.9	2.7	7.2	37.2	10.3	11.9	86.5	57.5	1.6	4.5	2.8	582	80	58	14	6	36	30	-36
20	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	523	November 2019	16	32.4	32.7	13.3	5.4	1.6	1.3	12.1	21.6	56.2	1.6	5.3	31.0	6.8	11.5	59.2	61.4	3.1	10.3	4.1	518	213	86	25	21	65	48	+192
21	James Harden J. Harden	522	December 2019	14	38.5	37.3	5.6	6.9	2.1	1.2	11.9	24.6	48.1	5.5	12.9	42.5	8.1	9.5	85.0	64.7	1.1	4.5	3.9	539	79	97	29	17	54	49	+66
22	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	519	March 2005	16	43.6	32.4	3.8	7.8	3.0	0.2	10.8	25.4	42.3	1.9	5.4	34.5	9.1	10.4	87.3	54.1	0.6	3.2	6.1	697	60	124	48	3	97	29	-7
23	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	519	January 2001	15	44.4	34.6	2.9	4.4	2.7	0.4	11.9	26.2	45.5	1.5	4.3	34.4	9.3	11.2	82.7	55.6	0.3	2.6	3.2	666	44	66	40	6	48	30	+131
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	519	January 1992	17	39.2	30.5	5.4	6.1	2.2	0.9	11.9	22.8	52.5	0.4	1.1	36.8	6.2	7.2	86.2	58.8	0.8	4.6	2.3	666	92	104	38	16	39	44
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	518	March 1991	17	36.4	30.5	5.8	5.5	2.2	0.9	11.4	22.4	50.8	0.5	1.6	29.6	7.3	8.2	88.6	58.7	1.2	4.6	2.8	619	98	93	37	16	48	54

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Durant

RPG

8.9

Şengün

APG

6.2

Şengün

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.6

8th

DRTG

113.2

6th

NETRTG

5.4

6th

3P%

36.4

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	ATL	8:30 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

4 - 2

Final

Rockets

2 - 4

Fri 1 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Since 1989-90, James Harden has posted the most points in a month, with 610 points in January 2019.

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26.0

8.9

6.2

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule